2640 (album)

2640
Studio album by Francesca Michielin
Released 12 January 2018 (2018-01-12)
Recorded 2017, Los Angeles
Genre Pop, indie pop[1]
Length 44:47
Label Sony Music Italy
Producer Michele Canova
Francesca Michielin chronology
Nice to Meet You (Acoustic Live Solo)
(2016)		 2640
(2018)
Singles from 2640
  1. "Vulcano"
    Released: 21 July 2017
  2. "Io non abito al mare"
    Released: 17 November 2017
  3. "Bolivia"
    Released: 16 March 2018
  4. "Tropicale"
    Released: 15 June 2018

2640 is the third studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Francesca Michielin, released by Sony Music Italy on 12 January 2018.[2]

Background

Michielin announced she started working in studio on her third album in January 2017, through her Twitter account.[3][4] The album's tracks were recorded in Los Angeles with Italian producer Michele Canova.[5]

On 21 July 2017, she released the single "Vulcano".[6] On 1 October 2017, Michielin performed the song as a musical guest on Rai 1's TV show Che tempo che fa and announced that the album would be released on 12 January 2018.[5] "Io non abito al mare" was released as the album's second single on 17 November 2017.[7][8] A few days later, on 4 December 2017, it was announced that the album would be titled 2640.[9] The album's track list was announced on 20 December 2017 through Michielin's social network accounts.[10] Two days later, the album was made available for pre-order on iTunes, and the track "Tropicale" was released on streaming platforms.[11]

A few days after the album's release, Michielin and Treedom announced a plan to plant one tree in Kenya for every 200,000 streams that the album received.[12] In March 2018, Michielin announced that "Bolivia" would be released as the third single on 16 March 2018.[13] "Tropicale" was released as the fourth single on 15 June 2018.[14]

Track listing

2640[15][16][17]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Comunicare"Francesca Michielin4:21
2."Bolivia"Michielin3:36
3."Noleggiami ancora un film"
  • Michielin
  • Dario Faini
3:44
4."Io non abito al mare"
  • Michielin
  • Calcutta
3:13
5."Tropicale"
  • Calcutta
  • Faini
3:26
6."E se c'era…"
  • Tommaso Paradiso
  • Faini
3:16
7."Scusa se non ho gli occhi azzurri"Michielin3:46
8."Vulcano"
  • Michielin
  • Faini
3:14
9."Due galassie"Michielin2:57
10."La Serie B"
  • Michielin
  • Calcutta
3:32
11."Tapioca"
  • Michielin
  • Cosmo
  • Calcutta
3:43
12."Lava"
  • Michielin
  • Faini
3:02
13."Alonso"Michielin2:57
Total length:44:47

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusicItalia.it.[17]

Production

  • Michele "Canova" Iorfida – producer, pre-producer, arranger
  • Pat "MyBestFault" Simonini – pre-producer, arranger
  • Christian Rigano – pre-producer
  • Cosmo – arranger (track 11)
  • Mattia Barro "Splendore" – arranger (track 1)
  • Francesca Michielin – vocal producer

Music

  • Alex Alessandroni JR – keyboards, synthesizers
  • Francesca Michielin – lead vocals, piano, keyboards, synthesizers
  • Pat "MyBestFault" Simonini – programming, rhythmic programming
  • Michele "Canova" Iorfida – keyboards, synthesizers, rhythmic programming
  • Tim Pierce – acoustic guitars, electric guitars
  • Esther Oduro – sampled vocals (track 11)

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Italian Albums (FIMI)[18] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 64

References

  1. ↑ Mattia Marzi (9 January 2018). "Recensioni – 2640 – Francesca Michielin" (in Italian). Rockol.it. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
  2. ↑ s.r.l., RTL 102.5 Hit Radio (2017-12-31). "Francesca Michielin, il nuovo disco è "2640"". RTL 102.5 Very Normal People (in Italian). Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  3. ↑ "Francesca Michielin inizia i lavori sul nuovo album: sono felice" (in Italian). Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "12 Gennaio 2018: Esce Il Nuovo ALbum Di Francesca Michielin". Radio Gelosa (in Italian). 5 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Francesca Michielin annuncia la data d'uscita del nuovo album" (in Italian). Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana. 2 October 2017.
  6. ↑ Valentina Cesarini (17 July 2017). "Francesca Michielin: Vulcano, il nuovo singolo e video". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  7. ↑ Luca Dondoni (19 July 2017). "Francesca Michielin continua a crescere ed è un Vulcano di idee". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  8. ↑ Alessandro Minizzi (17 November 2017). "Francesca Michielin: quell'abbraccio censurato nella copertina della nuova canzone" (in Italian). Radio DeeJay. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  9. ↑ "Francesca Michelin, il titolo del nuovo album è 2640" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 4 December 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "Francesca Michielin svela la tracklist di 2640" (in Italian). RTL 102.5. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Francesca Michielin: ecco il brano Tropicale". Billboard Italia (in Italian). 22 December 2017.
  12. ↑ "Francesca Michielin,". Radio Italia. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  13. ↑ s.r.l., RTL 102.5 Hit Radio (2018-03-15). "Francesca Michielin, Bolivia è il nuovo singolo". RTL 102.5 Very Normal People (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  14. ↑ "Francesca Michielin, il nuovo singolo è tutto Tropicale". RTL. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  15. ↑ ""This is 2640": ecco la tracklist del nuovo album di Francesca Michielin". Radio Italia. Retrieved 2017-12-31.
  16. ↑ "2640 - Francesca Michielin" (in Italian). Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  17. 1 2 Massimiliano Longo. "Francesca Michielin: Ecco le canzoni (e gli autori) di 2640 raccontate dall'artista" (in Italian). AllMusicItalia.com.
  18. ↑ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 3 (dal 2018-01-12 al 2018-01-18)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  19. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Francesca Michielin – 2640". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
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